Jonathan Cheers, 26, was killed on the night of August 12, 2017, at the Cumberland View apartments in North Nashville. He was found in a breezeway with multiple gunshot wounds. Another man, Treon Bright, 23 at the time, was wounded in the same shooting and survived.

Metro Nashville Police identified a suspect quickly; ten days after the shooting, 25-year-old Robert Richards of La Vergne turned himself in and was charged with Cheers’ murder and Bright’s attempted murder. Richards was later released on bond while awaiting trial. In January 2020 he was arrested again in La Vergne on unrelated charges including evading arrest and unlawful possession of a weapon after a chase.

As of late 2025 the murder case against Robert Allen Richards is still pending in Davidson County court with future dates scheduled and no final resolution announced. Anyone with information about Jonathan, the August 12 incident, or the Cumberland View complex is asked to come forward.